Hood emblem assembly



June 9, 1959 G. v. JAKEWAY HOOD EMBLEM ASSEMBLY Filed Jan. 7, 1957 MW a k W .AM

United States Patent 2,889,649 noon EMBLEM ASSEMBLY Gerald V. Jakeway, Grand Rapids, Mich, assignor to Keeler Brass Company, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Application January 7, 1957, Serial No. 652,796 7 Claims. (Cl. 41- 10) This invention relates to assemblies such as hood emblem assemblies and the'like Comprising two or more members in which'the connecting means for the parts are concealed or covered by the parts.

The main objects of this invention are:

First, to provide an assembly of supported and sup porting members in which the members are securely connected and at the same time the connecting means are concealed so that they do not disfigure or mar any exposed part or surface.

Second, to provide an assembly having these advantages in' which the parts may be made as die castings or the like and assembled merely by subjecting them to pressure.

Third, to provide a structure having these characteristics in which the partsmay be very" economically produced and' assembled.

Objects relating to details and economies of the invention will appear from the description to follow. The invention is defined and pointed outin the claims.

' A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

' Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a hood emblem embodying my invention with parts partially broken away in vertical section.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view partially in section on a line corresponding to the sectioning of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view corresponding to that of Fig. 2 illustrating the members in initial assembling position.

Fig. 4 is a top fragmentary plan view of the support member.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary inverted view of the supported member.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view partially in vertical section of a modified form or embodiment of my invention.

The embodiment of my invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive is a hood emblem and comprises a support member 1 having upwardly diverging arms 2--2, the arms 2 having transverse grooves 3 therein, the bottoms of the grooves being transversely curved to correspond to the bottom edge 4 of the annular supported member 5 which in the embodiment illustrated is of oval section.

The arms 2 have bores 6 therein extending from the bottoms of the grooves. These bores are in diverging relation to each other in the embodiment illustrated but it will be understood they might be in converging relation.

The support member 5 has studs 7 projecting from the bottom edge thereof and spaced to correspond to the spacing of the entrance of the bores in the support member. These studs 7 are a press fit in the bores 6 and desirably have tapered ends 8 to facilitate initial location and engagement. The beveled ends slide along the walls of the bores facilitating the bending of the studs as they are forced into the bores. The cross section of the 2,889,649 Patented June 9, 1959 bottom edge of the supported member is shaped to fittingly seat in the groove 3 when the studs are fully seated in the bores 6, see Figs. 1 and 2.

As the studs 7 are forced into the bore, preferably by a continuous pressure thrust they are bent at their juncture 9 to the supported member so that the studs can be withdrawn from the bores only by overcoming their force fit engagement in the bores and straightening the studs to their initial right angular position to the supported member.

The supported member in the embodiment illustrated is provided with an ornamental portion 10. It will be understood that the particular design of the suPPOrt and supported member other than their juncture features of the coengaging parts may be greatly varied. One variation is indicated in Fig. 6 in which the support member 11 has a fiat face or surface 12 with laterally spaced and oppositely inclined bores 13 therein and a central bore 14 which is disposed at right angles to the surface 12 and desirably intermediate the bores 13.

The supported member 15 is provided with studs 16 corresponding to the studs 7 of the embodiment shown in Figs. 1 to 5 and a central stud 17 which is disposed at right angles to the face 18 of the member 15 and dimensioned to fittingly engage the bore 14. When pressure is applied to the members 11 and" 15 to force the studs 16 and 17 into the bores 13 and 14, the studs Iii- 1 6 are bent into diverging relation. The stud 17 is in right angle relation to the support and supported members and prevents any lateral shifting movement of the members as the studs are forced into the bores.

In both embodiments illustrated the supporting and supported parts are very securely connected and the connections are concealed and in no wise disfigure surfaces of the parts which is of importance in many relations, particularly if the assembly has ornamental characteristics.

I have illustrated two very practical embodiments of my invention. I have not attempted to illustrate other embodiments or adaptations as it is believed this disclosure will enable those skilled in the art to embody or adapt the invention as may be desired.

Having thus described the invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An assembly of the class described comprising a support member having opposed upwardly diverging,

arms, the arms having curved transverse groovesin the upper sides thereof, the bottoms of the grooves being transversely curved, said support having bores therein opening to the bottoms of the grooves and oppositely inclined relative to each other, and an annular supported member having a transversely curved bottom edge fittingly disposed in said grooves in said arms and having studs projecting therefrom and fittingly engaged in said bores therein, said studs when so engaged being also oppositely inclined relative to each other and disposed in inclined relation to transverse planes through the arms of the support member at the juncture of the studs with the supported member.

2. An assembly comprising a first member having a seating surface with laterally spaced bores therein oppositely inclined relative to each other and a third bore intermediate said inclined bores disposed at right angles to said seating surface, a second member having a seating surface in seating engagement with said first member seating surface and having laterally spaced studs spaced to correspond to the spacing of the oppositely inclined bores of the first member and having forced fitting engagement therein and a stud disposed at right angles to the seating surfaces of said members and having forced fitting engagement in said third bore of said first member, whereby separation of the members is resisted by the resistance of the inclined studs to bending at the juncture thereof with the second member, all of the studs of the second member being initially at right angles to saidface thereof, the said third stud acting to resist relative lateral movement of the members as the studs are forced into the bores.

3. An assembly comprising a first member having a seating surface with laterally spaced bores therein oppositely inclined relative to each other and a third bore intermediate said inclined bores disposed at right angles to said seating surface, a second member having a seating surface in seating engagement with said first member seating surface and having laterally spaced studs spaced to correspond to the spacing of the oppositely inclined bores of the first member and having forced fitting engagement therein and a stud disposed at right angles to the seating surfaces of said members and having forced fitting engagement in the said third bore of said first member, whereby separation of the members is resisted by the resistance of the inclined studs to bending at the juncture thereof with the second member.

4. An assembly comprising a support member having stud receiving bores therein oppositely inclined relative to each other, and a supported member seated on said support member and having studs projecting therefrom and initially disposed in parallel relation with their outer ends spaced to correspond to the spacing of the bores of the support member and cross sectionally dimensioned to forcibly fit within the bores of the support member, said studs being forcibly bent from their parallel relation when seated in said bores, whereby separation of the support member and the supported member is resisted by fitting engagement in said studs within the bores and by the bending resistance of the studs.

5. An assembly comprising a first member having laterally spaced bores therein oppositely inclined relative to each other, and a second member disposed in seated engagement with the first member and having studs projecting therefrom cross sectionally dimensioned and forcibly and fittingly engaged within said bores, the outer ends of said studs being initially spaced to correspond 4 to the spacing of the outer ends of the bores whereby the studs are bent at the juncture thereof with the second member and separation of the members is resisted by the resistance of the studs to bending and the frictional fitting engagement thereof with said bores.

6. A structure of the class described comprising a support member having spaced upwardly diverging arms, the arms having recessed seats on the upper sides thereof and having stud-receiving bores in the bottoms of the seats, the bores being in oppositely inclined relation relative to each other, and a supported member seated in said seats in said support member arms and having projecting studs sectionally dimensioned to drivingly fit said bores and angled to correspond to the angles of the bores so that separation of the support and supported members is resisted by the fitting engagement of the studs within the bores and the bending resistance of the studs at the junction thereof with the supported member.

7. An assembly comprising a support member having spaced oppositely projecting arms, each arm having a bore therein, the borm being oppositely inclined relative to each other, and a supported member supportedly seated on said arms and having laterally spaced studs projecting therefrom and fittingly engaged in said bores, said studs when so engaged being oppositely inclined relative to each other and disposed in inclined relation to transverse planes through the arms of the support member at the juncture of the studs with the supported member.

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